mediums

NOUN

means, mode

Synonyms

STRONGEST

channel form instrument mechanism tool vehicle

STRONG

agency agent avenue clairvoyant factor instrumentality intermediate measure ministry organ psychic seer way

Antonyms

STRONGEST

end

NOUN

atmosphere, setting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

climate element

STRONG

ambience conditions habitat influences milieu surroundings

WEAK

ambient

NOUN

area of artistic expression

Synonyms

STRONGEST

art music

STRONG

drama interpretation manifestation mark painting revelation sculpture speech writing

Example Sentences

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Having already experienced how reality TV and social media can lead to global success, Cameron noted that Serhant’s masterful use of both mediums was another huge draw to his company.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Theirs is the maddening task of identifying dozens of notable artists sending radically different messages across a range of mediums, and then trying to make the work cohere in a single exhibition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

From séances to spiritualist mediums, similar practices have existed for centuries.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

“Even though they’re in different mediums, it’s like they live in the same place for me.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

For a time, her sisters, Kate and Maggie Fox, held greater power and a larger place in the public consciousness as the original spirit mediums.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock